Hello everyone, my name is Natasha Pastores. As many of you know, this month represents Brain Injury Awareness. Every year, Mind Forward celebrates survivors who are encouraged to share their life stories through art, discussion, and/or social media. Last year, clients artfully created masks that depicted what living with a brain injury has been like. […]
Hi everyone, it’s Brad Crosby, I’m a case manager up in Orangeville. I wanted to take a moment to especially thank you all for your contributions to this project. Covid-19 is a scary disease, the two biggest factors of it is that we have to stay inside and we have to stay away from others. […]
Mind Forward Brain Injury Services Ontario response to COVID-19 Dear Clients, Family Members and Caregivers: Due to the recent Pandemic announcement, as a precaution, Mind Forward has closed all community programs and offices until further notice. We want to do our part to keep our clients and those in our community healthy and to help […]
Nine fish caught and… a mini-lobster?!!! Our 8th annual Ice Fishing event at Island Lake in Orangeville was another great success! Twenty-three participants enjoyed a cold, but sunny, fun filled day of ice fishing, with lots of great catches, as well as those stories about the “one that got away!”. Although the group consisted of […]
The Oakville Art Society is hosting an event in February. Art created by Halton Day Service participants will be on display. Mind Forward has an ongoing partnership with the Oakville Art Society. OAS provides our ‘Artistically Yours’ program with instruction from one of their educators. The artwork will be on display for the month of […]
Support, Hope & Resiliency – Feb 11 2020 Milton Caregiver Education Workshop Support, Hope & Resiliency An education and training program for caregivers of acquired brain injury survivors. Please register at: http://obia.ca/caregiver-education-program/
On Christmas Eve in 2004, I was headed to Montreal on the 401 going east. I stopped for coffee, phoned my parents, and noticed it was getting snowy. I was back on the highway, and it started snowing more heavily until there was a white out and visibility dropped to 0%. Suddenly, my car […]
Support, Hope & Resiliency – Dec 3 2019 Mississauga Caregiver Education Workshop Support, Hope & Resiliency An education and training program for caregivers of acquired brain injury survivors. Registration link: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egp8u5znf2a27a9c&oseq=&c=&ch=
Head office had a Halloween Party on October 29th and Central West on October 30th. Clients and staff dressed up in costumes. Some highlights were; pumpkin carving/decorating, Potluck- pizza- homemade food/snacks, and games. Enjoy the pictures!
